Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle bulls and steers were sharply higher, while heifers were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was plain to average.

3 head baby calves; 200.00-310.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $264.04/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −113.50 against this barn's trailing median of $377.54.

Average price

$264.04

17 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,434

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$530

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$94.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.98

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	279.95	1,522	12thin
Medium and Large 2	543	236.06	1,282	4thin
Medium 2	536	185.00	992	1thin

One grade step is worth $94.95/cwt here — about $530 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.59, low $309.66, median $377.54 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale17 hd

264.04

—

NC average9 barns · 189 hd

257.06

+6.98

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.54

−113.50

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,695	132.43	2,245	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,092	123.86	1,353	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	117.87	1,640	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,016	94.60	961	21

Every lot, as filed

72 lots · USDA AMS · Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	798	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	217.75/cwt	187.50–225.00	1,032	5
Bulls	Medium 2	150–200	194	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium 2	200–250	220	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	236.06/cwt	234.00–242.50	1,282	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	761	201.15/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,531	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	456	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	350	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	223.73/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	273.52/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,061	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	922	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	261.04/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,070	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	241.31/cwt	241.00–242.50	1,243	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	254.10/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,204	8
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	328	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	197.66/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	254	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	271.98/cwt	260.00–287.50	917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	946	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,651	2
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	568	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	909	1
Heifers	Small 1	200–250	212	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	231.25/cwt	217.50–245.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	214.71/cwt	200.00–230.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	224.97/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,314	2
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	246	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	178	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	427	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	46.39/cwt	42.50–50.00	469	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	705	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	101.99/cwt	90.00–112.50	1,053	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	117.87/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,640	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	134.07/cwt	127.00–146.00	1,405	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	117.06/cwt	107.50–127.50	1,313	12
Bulls	—	—	1,695	132.43/cwt	125.00–145.00	2,245	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	285.99/cwt	260.00–305.00	1,519	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	154	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	481	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	490	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	311.74/cwt	295.00–347.50	1,163	9
Bulls	Small 1	850–900	862	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,099	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	227.29/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	944	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	844	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,625	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	366	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	732	1
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	282	215.04/cwt	210.00–220.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	320.10/cwt	300.00–342.50	1,047	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	986	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	257.53/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	243.82/cwt	240.00–247.50	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	248.07/cwt	237.50–266.00	1,550	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	311.98/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,338	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	289.61/cwt	260.00–312.50	1,379	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	261.82/cwt	240.00–287.50	1,521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	208.00/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,290	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	269.37/cwt	250.00–297.50	892	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	264.61/cwt	245.00–280.00	744	4
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	536	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	456	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	394	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	294	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	227.50/cwt	220.00–240.00	969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	454	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	248	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	608	1

How this sale compares

North Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

Thu Dec 19, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 230Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 59Year ago 84

3 head baby calves; 200.00-310.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	178	240.00	240.00
1	200–250	248	245.00	245.00
4	250–300	281	245.00–280.00	264.61
3	300–350	331	250.00–297.50	269.37
2	350–400	377	240.00–247.50	243.82
3	400–450	425	240.00–280.00	257.53
1	450–500	454	252.50	252.50
4	500–550	543	234.00–242.50	236.06
3	600–650	620	200.00–214.00	208.00
1	750–800	798	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	182.50	182.50
5	450–500	474	187.50–225.00	217.75
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	194	225.00	225.00
1	200–250	220	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	394	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	456	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	536	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	154	312.50	312.50
8	300–350	327	300.00–342.50	320.10
9	350–400	373	295.00–347.50	311.74
7	400–450	429	285.00–340.00	311.98
6	450–500	476	260.00–312.50	289.61
9	500–550	531	260.00–305.00	285.99
3	550–600	581	240.00–287.50	261.82
7	600–650	625	237.50–266.00	248.07
2	650–700	668	217.50–237.50	227.29
1	800–850	844	192.50	192.50
1	900–950	944	152.50	152.50
1	950–1000	986	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	282	210.00–220.00	215.04
1	350–400	366	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	490	172.50	172.50
1	850–900	862	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	337.50	337.50
1	350–400	384	337.50	337.50
1	450–500	462	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	528	310.00	310.00
1	900–950	906	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	761	192.50–210.00	201.15
4	900–950	922	181.00	181.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	456	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	254	220.00	220.00
1	300–350	328	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	350	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	246	253.00	253.00
1	250–300	270	265.00	265.00
4	300–350	337	260.00–287.50	271.98
5	350–400	388	250.00–282.50	273.52
5	400–450	410	255.00–265.00	261.04
8	450–500	474	240.00–270.00	254.10
5	500–550	515	241.00–242.50	241.31
2	550–600	584	222.50–227.50	224.97
2	600–650	625	220.00–227.50	223.73
1	700–750	708	215.00	215.00
2	750–800	786	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	946	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	294	245.00	245.00
1	300–350	330	247.50	247.50
2	350–400	362	217.50–245.00	231.25
4	400–450	426	220.00–240.00	227.50
2	450–500	465	200.00–230.00	214.71
2	550–600	566	190.00–205.00	197.66
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	212	195.00	195.00
1	450–500	450	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	568	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,011	42.50–50.00	46.39
2	—	881	80.00	80.00
17	—	1,032	90.00–112.50	101.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,391	110.00–126.00	117.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,048	127.00–146.00	134.07
12	—	1,122	107.50–127.50	117.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,695	125.00–145.00	132.43

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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